Multi-hazard risk mapping and assessment on an active volcano: The GRINP project at Mount Cameroon

Natural Hazards

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-456

  Thierry, Pierre ^a   Stieltjes, Laurent ^a   Kouokam, Emmanuel ^b   Nguéya, Pierre ^b   Salley, Paul M ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Department of Mines and Geology   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Landslides; Mount Cameroon; Multi hazard geological risk mapping; Volcanic risk; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 42549119178     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-007-9177-3     Document Type: Article

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